As the song goes, "they paved paradise, put in a parking lot." And yet we can still never seem to find a parking spot when we need one! Why is that?!?
Maybe our easy parking experiences wash over us, but our difficult parking hunts and steep parking tickets leave a lasting impression. Another theory for our fixation with parking is that it’s not included in driving directions, so it feels like a surprise imposition at the end of the trip. Perhaps both these frustrations can be folded into a bigger idea, which is simply that we have absurdly high expectations for parking.
We expect (parking) to be very convenient, immediately available, and free. It would be unimaginable to hold any other good or service to this standard.
https://slate.com/business/2023/05/parking-spots-cities-paved-paradise-cars.html
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